Show HN: Crushify.org

Post by kall » Sun, Feb 09, 2014, 1:38 PM UTC

iancarroll wrote: post #31

jnbiche wrote: post #30

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Why do you need to segregate based on gender, anyway? Boys can crush on boys, and girls can crush on girls. If they discover that they are a mutual crush, why deny them the fun? If you really want to filter views, let the user make a explicit decision to filer view based on gender, using a drop-down menu or something.

There comes a point where you're going overboard about privacy.

Post by MarkIceberg » Sun, Feb 09, 2014, 1:44 PM UTC

jnbiche wrote: post #30

MarkIceberg wrote: post #26

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This is what is scaring away most of the site visitors. Each permission has a reason for being asked for: "&scope=email,friends_about_me,user_about_me" email: to notify you when a match is found. an access_token grants us knowledge of only the users email and not his friends'. This cannot be used for viral email harvesting. friends_about_me: To seperate views based on gender. user_about_me: to help decide which view…

Why do you need to segregate based on gender, anyway? Boys can crush on boys, and girls can crush on girls. If they discover that they are a mutual crush, why deny them the fun? If you really want to filter views, let the user make a explicit decision to filer view based on gender, using a drop-down menu or something.

Post by booruguru » Sun, Feb 09, 2014, 1:55 PM UTC

Post by MarkIceberg » Sun, Feb 09, 2014, 1:56 PM UTC

kall wrote: post #32

iancarroll wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There comes a point where you're going overboard about privacy.

And that point is same sex crushes?

Post by d0m » Sun, Feb 09, 2014, 2:33 PM UTC

MarkIceberg wrote: post #39

booruguru wrote: post #36

"Crushify" is a really awkward name. And I really wish this "-ify" trend would end...it's lazy and utterly lame.

guilty of laziness.